Events
May 3rd: Webinar – Unexpected Applications: Leveraging Our New Survey Platform to Enhance UCN’s Strategic & Operational Capabilities
Date: May 3, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM PDT/ 1:00PM CST/ 2:00EST
Link: Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6UqywWnzRxqXS-OPLZJkoA)
Please join the colleagues from University College of the North (UCN) next Friday, on May 3 for their presentation that won the Best Presentation Award at the 2023 CIRPA Conference in Winnipeg. The team will also attend the Association for Institutional Research conference in Denver where they will present their session:
UCN recently changed course evaluation survey systems. The new system offered additional capabilities, some eagerly anticipated, others unexpected. Institutional Analysis & Planning (IA&P) has leveraged these capabilities to streamline operational processes and add new feedback loops that were previously not practical. By leveraging Qualtrics’ dynamic features and functions, we have gone from a data collection system to a platform that offers advanced analysis, reporting, and workflow. This presentation will delve into the unexpected uses of survey platforms and explore how they can be effectively employed to improve operational aspects and support strategic initiatives at a post-secondary institution.
Please click on the link below to register for this event – registration is open to full and limited members as well:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6UqywWnzRxqXS-OPLZJkoA
We hope to see you then,
Matthew Hack,
Chair, CIRPA Professional Development Committee
Registration open: CIRPA Artificial Intelligence Forum
Registration for CIRPA-ACPRI’s Higher Education Artificial Intelligence Forum is now open! The event will feature expert speakers and participant discussions that covers fundamentals and best practices of AI/NLP with a focus on practical use cases to enhance the ways you interact with data.
Click here to register: CIRPA’s Higher Education Artificial Intelligence Forum
The forum will feature two expert speakers in Dr. Jason Simon and Dr. Simon Bates:
Dr. Jason Simon serves as Associate Vice President of Data, Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR) at the University of North Texas. He leads a comprehensive enterprise-wide data warehouse team of 13 that brings together data sources from across campus to promote data informed decision making. With his 30 years of experience in higher education, he is a frequent speaker at local, regional, and national conferences on data, analytics, AI/NLP, and institutional culture.
Dr. Simon Bates is a multi-award-winning Professor of Teaching in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UBC Vancouver, who also serves as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning. His work in the area of technology-led educational enhancement and research, spanning some 20 years, has centered around three basic questions: How well are the courses we teach helping students learn? How might we improve upon these outcomes? How will we know that we have?
Note: An active paid membership in CIRPA is required for this event. Non-Members can purchase a membership which will run until June 2024. Information regarding membership can be found here: https://cirpa-acpri.ca/about/membership/
Save the date April 9th: CIRPA Artificial Intelligence Forum
Mark your calendars on April 9th (1:00 – 4:30 pm EST) for CIRPA-ACPRI’s Higher Education Artificial Intelligence Forum, featuring expert speakers and participant discussions that covers fundamentals and best practices of AI/NLP with a focus on practical use cases to enhance the ways you interact with data.
Regardless of how you view AI, this forum will help you think more critically about these tools and what they can do for students and institutions.
The forum will feature two expert speakers in Dr. Jason Simon and Dr. Simon Bates:
Dr. Jason Simon serves as Associate Vice President of Data, Analytics and Institutional Research (DAIR) at the University of North Texas. He leads a comprehensive enterprise-wide data warehouse team of 13 that brings together data sources from across campus to promote data informed decision making. With his 30 years of experience in higher education, he is a frequent speaker at local, regional, and national conferences on data, analytics, AI/NLP, and institutional culture.
Dr. Simon Bates is a multi-award-winning Professor of Teaching in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UBC Vancouver, who also serves as Vice-Provost and Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning. His work in the area of technology-led educational enhancement and research, spanning some 20 years, has centered around three basic questions: How well are the courses we teach helping students learn? How might we improve upon these outcomes? How will we know that we have?
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and build the success of your institution’s understanding and use of artificial intelligence. Mark your calendars now and stay tuned for more details on this CIRPA-ACPRI members event. We can’t wait to see you there!
Note: An active paid membership in CIRPA is required for this event. Non-Members can purchase a membership which will run until June 2024.
SAVE THE DATE: March 18 Special CIRPA Membership Meeting
As a follow-up to our Annual General Meeting in October, CIRPA is holding a special meeting of the membership, via Zoom, on Monday, March 18:
- 10am PDT (BC/YT);
- 11am MDT (AB/SK/NT);
- 12pm CDT (MB);
- 1pm EDT (ON/QC);
- 2pm ADT (NB/NS/PE);
- 2:30pm NDT (NL).
This meeting requires your vote on two important business matters:
- Appointment of a new auditor
- Approval of an increase to the annual membership fee
The Zoom link and an agenda will be shared closer to the meeting date.
We look forward to seeing you on March 18,
Miranda Pearson
CIRPA-ACPRI President